1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 HR 1008
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5 By: Representative Duke
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7 HOUSE RESOLUTION
8 TO RECOGNIZE THE GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL LADY LIONS
9 GIRLS' SOFTBALL TEAM AS THE 2023 4A STATE CHAMPIONS.
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13 TO RECOGNIZE THE GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL
14 LADY LIONS GIRLS' SOFTBALL TEAM AS THE
15 2023 4A STATE CHAMPIONS.
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18 WHEREAS, the 2023 Gravette High School Lady Lions girls' softball team
19 won the 4A State Championship after defeating the Pea Ridge Lady Hawks with a
20 score of 5-1 in Conway, Arkansas, on May 19, 2023; and
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22 WHEREAS, Brooke Handle was named the Most Valuable Player of the
23 championship game; and
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25 WHEREAS, the 2023 Gravette High School Lady Lions girls' softball team
26 had an outstanding batting average, hitting over .400 as a team throughout
27 the spring season; and
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29 WHEREAS, the Gravette High School Lady Lions girls' softball team
30 completed the 2022-2023 season with a record of 23-2; and
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32 WHEREAS, the Gravette High School Lady Lions girls' softball team was
33 led by Head Coach Samantha Luther and Assistant Coach Kevin Cole; and
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35 WHEREAS, the Gravette High School Lady Lions girls' softball team
36 contribute their success to:
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1 (1) Playing with grit and heart and never giving up; and
2 (2) Understanding the importance of playing together as a team
3 in which every player's role is important,
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5 NOW THEREFORE,
6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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9 THAT the House of Representatives recognize the Gravette High School
10 Lady Lions girls' softball team as the 2023 4A State Champions.
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12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption of this resolution, a copy be
13 provided to Head Coach Samantha Luther by the Chief Clerk of the House of
14 Representatives.
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